By year
Owner complaints about Wayne vehicles peaked at 4 in 1998
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1998 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Wayne
The complete NHTSA record for Wayne vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Wayne recalls are filed by Wayne.
Owner complaints in the last five years04 on file in all, across 8 models
Recall campaigns150 in five years
Severity index50.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations50 service bulletins
Components
Engine and cooling draws the most owner complaints about Wayne vehicles, 40% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The School BUS has the most complaints of any Wayne model
Every Wayne model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School BUS | 1990 to 1996 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
| BUS | 1984 to 1990 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chaperone | 1983 to 1994 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Lifestar | 1993 to 1995 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Midtowner | 1987 to 1989 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Lifeguard | 1988 to 1993 | 0 | None | 2 | 2 |
| Busette | 1983 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne | 1980 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Wayne product
- 96V-133 Jul 15, 1996
Fuel tank protection barrier collapsed during impact testing
Fuel system · 235 vehicles - 96E-007 Mar 12, 1996
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus
Other or unknown · 4,361 vehicles - 94V-241 Dec 5, 1994
During installation of the rear seats, the drills used to create pilot holes for mounting the rear seat penetrated the fuel tank crossover pipe…
Fuel system · 317 vehicles - 94V-150 Aug 15, 1994
Stud welds on the frame can fail, causing the "p" clamps holding the air brake supply lines to disengage from the frame
Structure · 18 vehicles - 94V-112 Jun 16, 1994
Insufficient torquing of bolts on the clamps used to secure adjoining sections of the exhaust system can cause the sections to separate from the…
Engine and cooling · 13 vehicles - 94V-046 Mar 3, 1994
During installation of the rear seats, the drills used to create pilot holes for mounting the rear seat penetrated the fuel tank crossover pipe…
Fuel system · 122 vehicles - 93V-195 Nov 23, 1993
Three-point latches used on the emergency doors have been mistakenly assembled using standard nuts rather than locking nuts
Latches and locks · 40 vehicles - 91V-085 Jun 6, 1991
Power electronic solenoid fails causing loss of power to the eight way warning light system, the windshiled wipers and/or the defroster system
Electrical system · 2,804 vehicles - 90V-189 Nov 6, 1990
Undersized bolts, lock washers, and nuts may been used to attach the driver's pedestal to the floor
Seats · 97 vehicles - 90V-041 Mar 5, 1990
Front electric bi-fold doors on these buses are identified as an "emergency exit"
Equipment · 958 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.